TOKYO, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A Prius minivan is not out of the question says a top executive of Toyota, maker of the world’s No. 1 gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. sales of new hybrid cars jumped 49 percent in the year's first seven months, due in part to a Midwest sales boom, an auto information company said Monday.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. intends to make a plug-in hybrid that will have double the fuel efficiency of any current U.S. sports utility vehicle.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The Toyota Prius gets the top fuel economy rating, while the Lamborghini L-147 ranks last on the 2007 U.S. government Fuel Economy Guide. The list, compiled annually by the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, shows hybrid vehicle
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 24 (UPI) -- Swedish carmaker Saab plans to make the world's first ethanol-electric hybrid car, The Local, a Swedish newspaper, reported.
GEORGETOWN, Ky., May 17 (UPI) -- The Toyota Motor Corp. says it will build as many as 48,000 hybrid Camrys annually at its big Georgetown, Ky., plant, beginning late next year.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- General Motors China plans to build a hybrid gasoline-electric bus with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. Group, the world's largest automaker said.
DETROIT, July 6 (UPI) -- General Motors is considering making a gasoline-electric hybrid car in China with its Shanghai venture partner, the Detroit News reported Tuesday.
TOKYO, June 30 (UPI) -- Japan's Honda will apparently become the first carmaker to sell large numbers of a mid-size car powered by a hybrid gasoline-electric motor.
TOKYO, March 12 (UPI) -- Toyota is planning to introduce a hybrid version of its Camry model to the U.S. market in 2006, using a gas engine and an electric motor to reduce emissions.